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Abattoir fined £12,000 after repeated 'warm meat' breaches
Date of alert:
Monday, 1 April 2024
Crime Ref:
Force:
Greater Manchester Police
A Greater Manchester-based abattoir has been ordered to pay £12,000 after being found guilty of charges relating to the dispatch of over-temperature meat.
The Food Standards Agency said the 'breaches of public health regulations' were taken seriously by a court. The case concerned Higginshaw Abattoir Ltd, based in Royton, Oldham, which was also ordered to pay £20,000 towards court costs.
The FSA said the company was ordered to pay £12,000 in a fine after being found guilty of charges relating to the dispatch of 'over-temperature meat'.
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